The Edinburgh operator has seen usage swell as a result of the city’s annual Festival Lothian has for the first time recorded over 100,000 ‘taps’ in one day using its capped contactless payment method known […]
Under a cloud of tension with trade union Unite, Go North East has made its drivers what it says is an ‘unprecedented offer’ to increase pay by £2,400 per year, backdated to 1 July, despite […]
Stagecoach East Midlands has refreshed its InterConnect brand, used on its longer distance inter-urban routes. Rather than adopt the corporate amber and gold ‘distance’ livery it has opted for a violet and purple colour scheme […]
A key historic event involving the bus industry and race relations was commemorated in Bristol recently A milestone moment in race relations history was honoured in Bristol on 30 August as one of the city’s […]
GERMANY On 26 and 27 August, Mercedes-Benz held its ‘Schöne Sterne’ (‘Beautiful stars’) Mercedes Festival in Hattingen. Its Daimler truck and bus division also took part, showcasing classic trucks and a Setra S 11. Bbuilt […]
ICELAND Icelandic coach company and tour operator GTS says it has improved the safety of its operation and made significant financial savings since fitting its vehicles with Wheely-Safe technology. The family-run company is in the […]
Transport for London (TfL) is celebrating the culture and contributions of the Windrush generation with a specially-designed bus wrap by artist Baraka Carberry. The wrap was designed to form part of the transport body’s parade […]
Scottish operator Prentice of Haddington has installed Allison xFE fully automatic transmissions into several of its ADL Enviro 200 buses. The buses’ standard automated manual transmissions have been upgraded to Allison fully automatic xFEs in […]
Another well-known coaching name has closed its doors in the face of difficult operating conditions Telford-based Elcock Reisen, which has depots in Telford and Bridgnorth has gone into administration. The company announced the fact via […]
The UK new bus, coach and minibus market was up 5.9% in the second quarter of 2023, with 1,129 registered. The growth was driven by a surge in demand for both double- and single-deckers, up […]
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